[1] In this meane time, Anno Reg. 2. Trouble in Scotland. through controuersie raised betwixt the Scotish nobilitie, and the queene Dowa|ger of Scotland, which chanced especiallie about matters of religion, certeine of the lords there min|ding a reformation therein; and the quéene resisting them to hir power, in purpose to mainteine the old popish religion, which some name catholike; diuerse companies of souldiers and men of war were sent out of France into Scotland to aid the said quéene,Frenchmen sent into Scotland. where they were placed in diuerse townes and forts, to the high displeasure of the more part of the Sco|tish nobilitie: who lothing to be oppressed with stran|gers in that sort,The Scots sue to the queens maie|stie of Eng|land for aid against the French. were forced to sue vnto the quéene of England for aid to expell the French, who sought to subuert the ancient state of that realme, and to an|nex the same vnto the crowne of France.